The Wiz

I know that I can be a little dorky/wierd/intense sometimes....tonight, while watching The Wiz all intense like while fighting back tears...applying all that was said into my own heart....I saw my roomate out of the corner of my eye wondering how on earth I could be into something so silly....well....I will share with you the quotes from the movie that just strike a nerve in me.


"They've had what they've been searching for in them all along. I don't know what's in you. You'll have to find that out for yourself. But I do know one thing: you'll never find it in the safety of this room. I tried that all my life. It doesn't work. There's a whole world out there. And you'll have to begin by letting people see who you really are."

"Home is a place we all must find, child. It's not just a place where you eat or sleep. Home is knowing. Knowing your mind, knowing your heart, knowing your courage. If we know ourselves, we're always home, anywhere."

"And with no fear inside, No need to run, No need to hide,You're standing strong and tall
You're the bravest of them all... If on courage you must call, Then just keep on tryin' And tryin', and tryin'"

And the best of all....the lyrics to "Home"....

"When I think of home
I think of a place where there's love overflowing
I wish I was home
I wish I was back there with the things I been knowing

Wind that makes the tall trees bend into leaning
Suddenly the snowflakes that fall have a meaning
Sprinklin' the scene, makes it all clean

Maybe there's a chance for me to go back there
Now that I have some direction
It would sure be nice to be back home
Where there's love and affection
And just maybe I can convince time to slow up
Giving me enough time in my life to grow up
Time be my friend, let me start again
Suddenly my world has changed it's face
But I still know where I'm going
I have had my mind spun around in space
And yet I've watched it growing

If you're list'ning God
Please don't make it hard to know
If we should believe in the things that we see
Tell us, should we run away
Should we try and stay
Or would it be better just to let things be?

Living here, in this brand new world
Might be a fantasy
But it taught me to love
So it's real, real to me

And I've learned
That we must look inside our hearts
To find a world full of love
Like yours
Like me
Like home..."
I like uplifting movies....and The Wiz...is uplifting to me :) And not just because Michael Jackson is in it :)
My roommate asked me tonight "Do you think that after we are all ressurected you will go looking for Michael Jackson?" hahaha...she might not be toooo far off.